Cessna A185E N70039
14 May 1981 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1981 at about 13:54 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N70039, operated by Big Red's Flng, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185E
- Registration
- N70039
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Big Red's Flng
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RAG FOUND IN INTAKE OF THROTTLE BODY ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1981 | Cessna A185E | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1982 | Cessna A185E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Brian A. Emerich | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Cessna A185E | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Growden Brothers, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1980 | Cessna A185E | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | United Parachu | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna A185E | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Willard A. Innes | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Cessna A185E | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |